Fairest (comics)

Fairest, a spin-off of Fables, is a monthly comic series created by Bill Willingham, published by DC's Vertigo. Fairest details the adventures and stories of Fabletown's female citizens and heroines. Willingham has stated that Fairest will comprise a lengthy six-issue story arc followed by a single, standalone issue.

It was announced in November 2013 that the series would end in early 2015.

Story arcs

Wide Awake (issues 1 to 6): Follows the misadventures of Briar Rose and the Snow Queen after the events of Fables #107, in which Briar was stolen away by the goblin army.

Lamia (issue 7): Beauty and Beast star in their own mid-century modern detective story set in the smoky clubs and dive bars of 1940s Los Angeles.

The Hidden Kingdom (issues 8 to 13 ): A prequel to the Fables story arc Legends in Exile. Rapunzel must travel from Fabletown to Tokyo and resolve a mystery from her troubled past.

Aldered States (issue 14): Princess Alder tells her tales of woe to Reynard the Fox.

The Return of the Maharaja (issue 15 to 20): When Nalayani's village is attacked, she is sent on a quest that will transform all of Fables forever.